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Walmart Opens High Tech Fulfillment Center Near Indianapolis
Location marks retailer’s second-of-its-kind and largest to date; brings new career pathways MCCORDSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Walmart associates were
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nLocation marks retailer’s second-of-its-kind and largest to date; brings new career pathways\n\n\n MCCORDSVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWalmart associates were joined by local elected officials and community members today to celebrate the grand opening of a new 2.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center twenty miles northeast of Indianapolis, located at 5259 W 500 N. in McCordsville. This next generation facility is Walmart’s largest fulfillment center to date, and will enable the retailer to fulfill more orders, more quickly.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230615320792/en/McCordsville Fulfillment Center. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“Indiana is proud to welcome this next generation Walmart fulfillment center, which represents a significant investment in our industry and our people,” said Ann Lathrop, chief strategy officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. “Walmart has long been a good corporate partner in Indiana, and we’re excited to see their commitment grow in Hancock County.”\n\n\nIncreased Order Capacity, Faster Shipping Speeds\n\n\nThe McCordsville fulfillment center is the second of four next generation facilities that brings the powerful combination of people, technology and machine learning together to achieve faster shipping and delivery, while increasing Walmart.com order fulfillment capacity.\n\n\nThe space is Walmart’s largest fulfillment center to-date and is designed to expand access to the retailer’s next- or two-day shipping. Combined with the rest of Walmart’s fulfillment network, these next generation fulfillment centers will enable the retailer to reach 95% of the U.S. population with the service. Walmart Fulfillment Services, Walmart’s end-to-end third-party fulfillment service, will also leverage the space to fulfill Marketplace items.\n\n\n“The McCordsville grand opening marks a major milestone in our supply chain modernization journey,” said Karisa Sprague, senior vice president, Fulfillment Network Operations for Walmart U.S. “With more customers shopping online, we’re leverage state-of-the-art technology to increase speed of delivery all while creating tech-empowered career opportunities for our associates.”\n\n\nNew Career Opportunities\n\n\nAdditional benefits of this game-changing technology include new c...